Game



April 7, 1931. D. F.'BRADF0RD ET AL 1,799,843

GAME

Filed March 2'7, 1929 INVENT R Patented Api. 7, 1931 UNiTEn STATESPATENT OFFICE DANIEL F. BRADFORD AND GEORGE EV. HAMPTON, OF PITTSBURGH,I?ENNSYLV'ANIA4 GAME Application led March 27, 1929. Serial No. 350,278.

This invention relates' to a game and parbreeds of dogs stamped thereonand these ticularly to a game which endeavors to simun constitute theentries in the dog show. late the processes of selection at a dog show,In playing the. game, each player starts; in its rules of play. with apredetermined number of entries, up- I The objects and advantages ofthis game, to eight. Beginning for example, with 65 aside from itspurely fun-making character player A, he places h is entry as indicatedby as a gaine, are educational insofar as they ilalcountere in the ringor space in front of lustrate to a degree, the marmer in Which a hisqualification Sub-division and spins the dog show is conducted andfurther to stimuarrow which represents the gudge. The space 1 lateinterest on the part of the children playon the innerring 111 at whichthe head of 00 ing the gemein the different breeds of dogs, the arrowpoints when it stops indicates the many of which are illustrated. honoror disqualilication given to that entry. The game is played on a boardwhich is sub- If, for example, the arrow stops pointing divided andcolored as indicated in the accomto any blue space on the inner, thatentry is 15 panying drawing. awarded a blue ribbon and is placed in box65 As is illustrated in the accompanying number of the blue row 29, ofthe A playdrawing, the play board 11 is sub-divided into crSqualification sub-division. I four main sections A, B, C, and D, respec-Player B then places his entry andspins tively, to accommodate from oneto our the arrow, and then places his entry in his 2 players as may bedesired. At the Center of qualification sub-division., depending upon 70the board is a metal arrow 12 rotatably supthe honor awarded bythegudge. Each player ported on a rivet 13 which secures the arrowrepeats the Same process in turn. to the board. Two circular rings 14and 15 I the llIoW Stops at any of thedisqualilin concentric `with thepivot 18, are sub-divided Cttlon SpLCcS,tl1et entry is disqualified andis into boxes. Those in the inner ring l are wltlldiawn from the game.The players concolored with the colors, red, blue, yellow and 15111118Mound the boardueach player playing green as indicated in the drawing.Those in @De entry at@ tlm? Until all 0f the COUdlterS the outer ringare numbered 1 to 5 iii the tive 01 @mines Wlth Whlch they 115W@ Startedthe Spaces assigned to each main Section, game have either been placedor disqualified. 3 In addition to the boxes or spaces in the In theSecond @me around th@ bOllCl the 80 rings 14.- and 15 assigned to eachmain secentry 1S Placed 1n ,the alpropllte. @0X 111 tion, ColoredSections are heated MOH column 2 of the qualification sub1-division, ordiagonals 16, 17, 18 and 19 extending from Wlthd-HW from th@ ela-mea LSi511@ Case may the Center rings towards the emmers of the be, and ineach subsequent round, each entry is 35- board. On either side of therespective Placechm th? cmiespondnlg. 091mm] of the 85 diagonale arelocated segments 20, 21, 22, 23, player s quahcatlon Sub'dvlslon; 24,25, 26 and 27 After all the dogs have been judged and Each main sectionof the board is-turther ,plaed or .dlsqtmhfiedi Lhat concludes the pre'y ded with L uaca Subdivision l iminary Judging in the game. For thefinal 4,0l PI'OVl q n Judging, those entries which have been 90 28Spb'dlvlded mt@ 13.1K?? wwf 9 50 and 0l awarded blue ribbons are placedby each of dige-fem 01.01? as Htmcatef" The OWS me player in the spacesnumbered from 1 to 5 further sub-divided into eight columns to in theouter ring 15, in his section of the provide eight spaces or boxes ineach row.

board. 45 In the Corner blank SPCQS 32: 33 34 and 35 After the blueribbon entries have been 95 lGQWSQIl lille qlliLllilCtlOIlSlllJ-(llVlSlODS 211'@ placed, the UTOW is again Spun the player locatedpictures of dogs of different types and having the largest number ofblue ribbons breeds. for his entries.

Small counters, 6, consisting oi iiat discs Assuming that four entriesof player A, 5c of metal or libre, have names oi' different threeentries of player B and two each for 100 players C and D have beenawarded blue ribbons, the corresponding, counters will then be placed inboxes l, 2, 3 and 4iot the outer or linal judging;l circle l5 tor playerA; the Correspending` counters will also be placed in botes l, 2 and 3of the outer or i in;r circle for player B; and the corresondingcounters will also be placed in boi-zes l and i2 for players C and D,and player then spins the arrow or judge l2. lt the arrow stopspointing; towards any one oft the four counters so placed, his choiceentry in boX nuniber l will be awarded the title of best dog in the showand player Il will then be entitled to as inany points toward achampionship as the total nuinber oin blue ribbon entries in the ring',which,` in this ease, will be 'tour points 'for player fr, plus thenumber entered by players B, C and l), or a total ot ll ioints.

lig. however, the arrov stops anywhere else except poli ig' at any oneot his tour counters. player l receives no award and no pointswhatevertowards championship rating, but it' it stops at one ot thecounters ot the other players` tl ey will receive one point for eachblue ribbon entry in the circle l5.

The irst player receiving' l5 points wins a championship and the gaine.

is sonietinies may be necessary,

several gaines niay have to be played beter a chainpiouship is won, ormay have for its goal the best dog in show as may be desired.

Although we have illustrated the board as having' the. selecting dialand arrow physically associated therewith, it will be obvious that thedial and selecting` arrow may be inade to constitute a separate unit foruse with the boardv as otherwise laid out. Such arrangement oll'erscertain advantages in the esses of a dog' show comprising1 a board of Aplay subdivided into sections to acconnnodate one or niore players, aplurality of counters to constitute doe' entries, a judging sectionconsisting of ay dial with spaces having in dicia` indicating` honorsand disqualitieations, and a rotatable arrow associated with the dial tobe spun by each player' for each entry to determine the award ordisqualification of that entry.

2. A gaine simulatingthe selection processes ot a dog;- show comprising`a board of play subdivided into sections to acconnnodate one or moreplayers, a plurality of counters to constitute doe' entries, a judgingsection consisting' of a dial with spaces havingl indicia indicatinghonors and disqualifications, and a rotatable arrow associated with thedial to be spun by each player for each entry to determine the award ordisqualiication of that entry, a classification panel tor each playersposition subdivided and graded to receive each classilied counter andindicate the relative standinfz` of each player.

3. A gaine of the character described in claim 2, embodying' ajudging.:` section provided with honor spaces ior secondary judging ofthe entries awarded honors and positioned on the classification panels.

Il. A gaine ot the character described coinprising a board of playsubdivided into tour sections to accommodate up to tour players, ajudging,- ring;A consisting),` of marked circumferential spacesindicating honors and disqualiiications, a rotatable arrow to be spun byeach player to indicate the honor or disqualification to be accorded anentry according to the marking ot the indicated space, and a i'iluralityot' secondary niarled spaces tor indicaiiiig` with the arrow a second orj dging' ot the qualifying entries, and

plurality of counters for a -h player, to represent the dog entries inthe show.

in testimony whereof, we have hereunto fiubscribed our naines this 6thday of March, i929.

DiiNIEL F. BRADFORD. GERGE E. HAMPTON.

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